Billiard-chalk holder.



1 M. MIG'HAELSON.

BILLIABD OHALK HOLDER. APPLICATION I'ILBD SEPT. 20, 1907.

901,020. Patented ot.13,1908.

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MARTIN MIOHAELSON, OF

FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALFTO HARRY T.

ALSOP, OF FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA.

BILLIARD-CHALK HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 13, 1908.

Application filed September 20, 1907. Serial No. 393,761.

To all whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that l, MARTIN Mioi-IAELSON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Fargo, in the county of Cass and State of North Dakota, have invented certain 11nprovements in Billiard-Chalkv Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in holders designed vparticularly for holding pieces of billiard chalk, and the objects ofv the invention are to provide a holder in which the chalk will be securely held until it is completely worn through by the action of chalking a cue, so that the players are unable to carry off or throw away the pieces of chalk.

lt is a well known fact that the chalk sup- The invention consists generally in a chalk-holder comprising telescoping shells, the inner one adapted to hold the chalk, and making it impossible for it to be removed while the shells are telescoped together, and a latch locking the shells together, said latch being accessible only when the chalk is worn through, or removed.

The invention consists further in the constructions and combinations hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specication, Figure 1 is a vertical section of a chalk-holder embodying myv invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the inner shell. Fig. 4L is a section on the same plane as Fig. 1 showing the shells partly separated, the chalk being completely worn through, and the end of the cue being shown in position for releasing the latch. Fig. 5 is a view of the open end of the holder.

In all of the drawings, 2 represents the inner shell which is provided preferably with two closed and two open sides. One end of the shell is also open, but is provided with a position.

ledge 3, which prevents the block or piece of chalk from being removed through the end of the shell. The bottomof the inner shell is provided with a sliding latch 4t, provided with a spring 5 which normally holds the end of the latch in its projected lThe latch is provided with an inclined shoulder 6, and a plate 7 pivoted at 7 has its end bearing against said shoulder. A plate 8 having a 'central opening is arranged in the bottom of the shell and incloses the plate 7, the latch, and the spring. The plate has a recess to receive the sliding latch 4f. The inner shell is also preferably provided on its bottom with a stud 9, havling an opening or eye which permits the holder to be secured to a cord or chain and hung in a convenient position for use. outer shell 10 is provided having a recess 11 adapted to receive the end 0f the latch 4L. yThis shell is of proper size to tit snugly over the inner shell and it is provided with open lends, the bottom or end having a ledge 12 .which forms a stop for the inner shell when :the two shells are telescoped together.

The inner shell is made of proper size to receive and hold a square block or piece of chalk, such as is ordinarily employed in billiard rooms for chalking cues. I do not, however, limit myself to any particular size or shape of the shells forming the chalkholder. In using the device in the form shown, a block of chalk is slipped into the inner shell through one of the open sides. The end of the block is exposed through the open end of the shell, but the block is prevented from coming out of thisiend of the shell by the ledge 3. telescoped together and brought into the posit-ion shown in Fig. 1, in which the end of the latch 5 engages the recess l1 and locks the two shells together.

The holder may be suspended by a cord or chain secured to the stud 9, if preferred. The chalk may be used in the usual manner for chalking the end of the billiard cue, and the chalk cannot be removed from the holder until it is completely worn through. The end of the cue, or any other convenient instrument, may then be employed for pushing the plate 7 against the shoulder 6 on the sliding latch 4L, thereby retracting the latch and permitting the inner shell to be drawn out of the outer shell. The worn piece of chalk may then be removed and a The two shells are' new piece substituted and the two shells again telescoped together as before.

I do not liInit myself to any particular forni or size of the telescoping shells forniing the chalk holder and the details of the structure may be varied Without departing from my invention.

I claiin as iny invention:

l. A holder for billiard chalk, comprising telescoping sections, one of which is forlned to hold the chalk and prevent its Withdrawal when the sections are together, and a latch for locking the sections together located at the inner end of the chalk holding section and said section being Wholly closed except at its ends so that the latch will be inaccessible for actuation except through the open endV of the chalk holding section, substanVA tially as described.

2. A holder for billiard chalk, comprising telescoping shells, the inner shell being adapted to receive the chalk and the outer shell closing in its telescoped position the opening through Which the chalk is inserted, a latch provided in one of said shells and adapt-ed to enter a recess in the other shell, a spring for pressing the latch into locking` engagement With one shell to lock said shells in their telescoped relation With one another, and ineans located between said latch and the chalk and in position to be pressed against the latch to retract said latch from its locking position, the chalk holding section being Wholly closed except at its ends and said means being inaccessible for actuation except through the ehalltholding end when open.

A holder for billiard chalk, conilnising a shell having an opening through whieh the chalk is inserted, a closing ineans itor said opening, a latch provided in said shell, a spring to press the latch into a reeess in said closing ineans, said latch having au inclined surface, and a latch reti-acting plate pivoted in said shell and arranged to eontact with said inclined surface and retraet. said latch against the tension of its s| )ring when pressure is applied to said plate, as by the end of the cue.

4. A holder for billiard chalk, comprising an inner shell having an opening through Which the chalk is inserted, an outer shell adapted to telescope with said inner shell, a sliding latch provided in said inner shell, and adapted to enter a recess in said outer shell, said latch having an inclined surface, a spring to press said latch into locking engagement with the shell, and a latch retracting plate pivoted in said inner shell and arranged to engage said inclined surface, said plate being nornially concealed by the chalk but adapted to be operated by pressure, as by the end of the cue.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set niy hand this fourteenth day of September, 1907. n

MARTIN MICI [A ELSON.

IVitnesses H. AMERLAND, N INA F. AMEnLAxn.

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